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HOME Pick of the Week: Hitchcock/Truffaut
Hitchcock/Truffaut is a fascinating look at the artistry of one of cinema’s greatest directors
Review: Bone Tomahawk
Bone Tomahawk is a fantastically well shot and acted film, but fails to deliver on its attempts at horror
Review: Hail, Caesar!
The latest Coen Brothers movie is a hilariously absurd take on the classic era of Hollywood
TV Binge: Cuckoo
Cuckoo is an easy-watching experience with intermittent laughs and without fear of the implausible
Review: London Has Fallen
London Has Fallen is an explosive and somewhat controversial action film sequel that watches another city fall to the ground
Review: All Rise
All Rise takes globalisation to newer heights in a competition of law and order
Manchester Film Festival Diaries
Nicole Tamer recounts her first red carpet experience at the Manchester International Film Festival
Top 5: Directors DiCaprio should work with next
With the pressure of winning an Oscar lifted, here are some directors that he has yet to collaborate with, who could showcase a different side to the actor
don’t publish yet. Review/Interview: Made in Taiwan
In conversation with the directors and the lead actor of Made in Taiwan, the inspiration and challenges faced with this award-winning film are revealed
Review: The Forest
The Forest sets up an intriguing premise, but wastes it on tired old horror tropes
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Bollywood versus Indian independent cinema
Most people think of Bollywood when they hear Indian cinema, but what is behind this massive film industry and why are Indian Independent films better at portraying Indian culture?
Top 5: Films with a limited colour palette
Films with a limited colour palette often employ colours to portray a certain mood or to distinguish different worlds. These films excel at this craft.
TV Binge: American Crime Story
American Crime Story’s first season, entitled The People v. O. J. Simpson, gives its audience a reminder of issues that are all too relevant today
HOME Pick of the Week: King Jack
King Jack is a fairly by the numbers coming-of-age drama made watchable by its emotional sincerity
Classic Review: Pather Panchali
The first film in Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy, Pather Panchali, is a beautiful and masterful piece of world cinema that works brilliantly on many levels
Review: King Jack
Despite being flawed and cliched at times, the small-town drama is a charming film with a sincere and tender approach to familiar subject matter
Review: How to Be Single
How to Be Single’s well-intentioned attempts at social commentary fail to make up for it’s generally clumsy direction
HOME Pick of the Week: Freeheld
Despite good intentions, Freeheld falls completely flat through its terrible script and ill-considered motives
Top 5: Films within films
This week, we count down the five fictional movies within movies—and we want to see them all!